Genus: Scaphognathus WAGNER, 1861
Etymology: Greek, skaphe, "boat or tub" and Greek, gnathos, "jaw";
in reference to the blunt shape of the lower jaws.
= Brachytrachelus GIEBEL, 1852 (nomen oblitum)
Etymology:
Greek, brakhys, “snout” and Greek, trakhelos, “neck”.
= Jianchangnathus CHENG, WANG, JIANG & KELLNER, 2012
Etymology: In refernce to Jianchang County, Liaoning Province, China, where the specimen was located,
and Greek, gnathus, "jaw."
= Pachyramphus FITZINGER, 1843 (nomen oblitum)
= Pachyrhamphus LYDEKKER, 1888 (sic)
Etymology: Greek, pakhys, “thick” and Greek, rhamphos, "beak."
= Pycnorhamphus ZITTEL, 1882 (sic)
Species: crassirostris (GOLDFUSS, 1831) WAGNER, 1861
Etymology: Latin, crassus, “thick” and Latin, rostrum, “beak.”
= Pterodactylus crassirostris GOLDFUSS, 1831
= Brachytrachelus crassirostris (GOLDFUSS, 1831) GIEBEL, 1852
= Ornithocephalus crassirostris (GOLDFUSS, 1831) WAGNER, 1851
= Pachyramphus crassirostris (GOLDFUSS,
1831) FITZINGER, 1843
= Rhamphorhynchus crassirostris (GOLDFUSS,
1831) WAGNER, 1858
Holotype: Geologisch-Palaontologisches Instiut der Universitat Bonnn, 1304
Locality: Eichstatt, Bayern (Bavaria) State, Germany.
Horizon: Solnhofen.
Biostratigraphy:
Age: Upper Tithonian Stage, Upper Malm Epoch, Late Jurassic.
Material: Skull and skeleton.
From Seeley, 1901.
Referred material:
FRICKHINGER, 1999
Private collection: Complete skull and skeleton.
Locality: Muhlheim, Bayern (Bavaria) State, Germany.Horizon: Solnhofen.
Biostratigraphy:
Age: Upper Tithonian Stage, Upper Malm Epoch, Late Jurassic.
Material:
Museum an Solnhofer Aktienverein, Maxberg: Skull and skeleton of a juvenile.
LYDEKKER, 1888
Locality: Bayern (Bavaria) State, Germany.
Horizon: Solnhofen.
Biostratigraphy:
Age: Upper Tithonian Stage, Upper Malm Epoch, Late Jurassic.
Material:
BMNH 43468: Cast of a split slab with fragmentary skull and skeleton.
B3437: Cast of skull.
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Species: robustus (CHENG, WANG, JIANG & KELLNER, 2012) BENNETT,
2014
Etymology: In refernce to Jianchang County, where the specimen was located, and
Greek, gnathus, 'jaw'.
= Jianchangnathus robustus CHENG, WANG, JIANG & KELLNER,
2012
Etymology: Latin, robustus, "strong"; in allustion to
the powerful jaws of this species.
Holotype: IVPP V16866
Locality: Linglongta, Jianchang County, Western Liaoning Province, China.
Horizon: Daohugou Bed (Formation) or Tiaojishan Formation.
Biostratigraphy:
Age: Late Jurassic-Early Cretaceous.
Material:
Referred materal:
ZHOU, 2014
Locality: Near Daxishan Village, Huludao City, Linglongta, 40°52.210'N, 119°59.297'E, Jiangchang County, Western Liaoning Province, China.
Horizon: Tiaojishan Formation.
Biostratigraphy:
Age: Late Jurassic-Early Cretaceous.
Material:
PMOL-AP00028: Nearly complete skull.